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Okay Day for Bean at The Glen

Aaron Bean — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:01:22 +0000

Okay Day for Bean at The Glen
Toyota driver close to clinching spot in Chase

Date: Sept. 4, 2008
Event: Centurion Boats at The Glen (Round 22 of 36)
Series: NASRAC A-1 Series
Location: Watkins Glen International Raceway in Watkins Glen, NY (2.45-mile road course)
Start/Finish: 8th/11th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps)
Winner: Adam Lyons (Toyota)

Aaron Bean came to the Watkins Glen International Raceway looking to solidify a spot in the Chase for the Cup and may have done so with his 11th-place finish on the 2.45-mile road course in upstate New York.

“It wasn’t pretty, but I’ll take it,” said Bean after parking his No. 108 Toyota at his team’s hauler. “We put ourselves in a position to really take a deep step into (the Chase), but I just couldn’t keep it in the Top-10 at the end.”

Bean, still 4th in A-1 Series points, ran in the Top-10 for most of the event until a caution with 22 laps to go saw the driver take to the pit lane for the final round of stops. When green flag racing resumed for the final 16-lap sprint to the finish, Bean immediatley slipped outside of the Top-10. When the checkered flag finally fell, Bean found himself just 0.15 seconds shy of 10th-place Tim Reeve’s Ford and what could have been Bean’s 14th Top-10 of the season. But the driver remained upbeat about his position in the end.

“It could have been 12th…13th,” said Bean. “At this point in the season, I’ll take as many points as I can. If 11th is where I finish, it means I got more points than I would have gotten if I finished 12th. I want to be one of those twelve guys (in the Chase) when we roll in to New Hampshire again.”

With four races reamining until the chase is set, Bean remains fourth in A1 Series point-standings, but has increased the cushion between himself and 13th-place Dylan Choquette to 388 points.

“I don’t plan on giving up what I’ve battled for,” said Bean. “I’m not throwing away all that work since the (Daytona) 500.”

The NASRAC A-1 Cup series Cup Series heads next to the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway where Bean finished 9th earlier this season.

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NASCAR Game – NASRAC Race Results | Race 22 | Watkins Glen

Minnelli — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:44:43 +0000

NASCAR GAME – NASRAC Race Results | Race 22 | Watkins Glen

The race results and race standings are updated for Race 22 at Watkins Glen and all active groups are complete. Remember A6 will start on Monday and we still have a few seats to fill. So please ping your friends. If you haven’t seen we’ve been growing pretty good thanks to our sponsors. Our page views were over 80,000 in August and I hope to break 100,000 in Sept. I know our members are around 300 right now but we know some of them have lost interest which is fine and expected but as a whole I think next season we will have several AA groups – maybe a 100 drivers while we fill in A with our new crew of recruit drivers. Come on go tell you nascar fantasy friends and get them over here.

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New Face Appears in Victory Lane as Old Faces Retain Chase Spots

Eric Liberato — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:32:54 +0000

New Face Appears in Victory Lane as Old Faces Retain Chase Spots
The Pennsylvania 500 marked the 21st race for NASRAC’s A-1 division as the top class looked to tame the three corner beast in rural PA. While Johnny Williams was the dominant driver of the day, leading just over half of the race, Kashvinder Mann took down his first NASRAC checkered after coming from fifth to first on lap 197. Mann, the lone Singaporean in the field, sits 32nd in the standings, but the 73 Chevrolet has certainly picked up the pace as of late, leaving Kashvinder with a three-race average finish of 5.33. Williams’ Toyota came second in the event, allowing the Toyota driver to move up two spots in the standings. The Los Angeles driver is now 190 points behind Vyn Horn, who placed fourth in the event despite starting from midpack, and looks to be a contender for the series title with three wins, nine top fives, and twelve top tens. Fourteenth place man Dylan Choquette continued his strong run to the Chase by picking up another top five from third. Choquette’s Dodge is close to a win, and with only 150 points to make up, the driver of the 148 could make the cut after race 26 in Richmond. Rounding out the top five was Brad Daniels, a two-time winner on the NASRAC tour, who now sits fifteenth in the standings. However, with 254 markers to make up, Daniels will have to continue to collect top five finishes if he wants to run for the championship this season. Tim Reeve, driving a Ford sponsored by TheHotLap.com, placed sixth in the Pocono race, returning to his usual form after a few off runs. No longer in an alliance with Philip Hampton, Reeve can concentrate on his own effort and make a run for the first ever NASRAC title. The bottom of the Chase standings did not shake up, as Gavin Sadler, bcohio2001, and Eric Liberato retained their positions in the final three playoff positions. The trio of drivers all had disappointing days in Pennsylvania, with respective finishes of 37th, 36th, and 22nd. In addition to Dylan Choquette, Markus Ager, who sits in thirteenth, poses a threat to steal one of the prestigious Chase spots, sitting 69 points behind twelfth palce man Liberato. With only five races remaining until the Chase for the NASRAC Cup begins, the A-1 division will make its final right turns of the year in Watkins Glen. The prestigious road course which has played host to a variety of open wheel and sports car formulas prior to stock cars will challenge even the best of NASRAC. With fuel mileage coming into play, the Glen could be a pivotal race as far as the points standings go, as new faces hope to take advantage of better strategies and have their chance in the limelight, while the series leaders look to build momentum as they run for the title.

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